Do you have snow?

[davedove]

We got 30" last weekend and an additional 15" on Wednesday. I just heard a report suggesting we might get 6" more Monday night. I am hoping they don't have to reschedule again.

I work at Ft. Detrick and it didn't open all week. Also, US 340 running southwest of Frederick was closed for a long time as they plowed through 20 foot drifts.

[Frank McGrath]

I work at Ft. Detrick and it didn't open all week. Also, US 340 running southwest of Frederick was closed for a long time as they plowed through 20 foot drifts.

My company had a rush job that had to be finished and sent to Japan. We finished and crated the equipment friday afternoon. We called for a pickup, and due to the State Snow emergency plan still being in effect, we could not get a trucking company to come and get it.. So, my boss comes and asks if I would drive it to Baltimore Washington International and deliver it to a freight forwarder. Dumb old me says yes. After I clean the snow off of the truck, back it in to the dock, He comes to me with this strange look on his face. "It's not going to BWI. BWI is closed due to the Maryland State Snow Emergency. It's got to go the Sterling, Va, Home of Dulles Airport". I said sure, who cares. Can I get someone to ride along to keep me awake. Keep in mind that I started work at 0500 and it is now 1600 hrs.. Mapquest says it is 1.5 hours to the location from our shop. Let's go. Fuel tank is empty. Must fill. We get to Virginia via Md routes 340 and 15. Drop the crates at the forwarder. Hopped into the truck for the return trip. Ended my official work day at 2130. that is a total of 16 hours minus lunch. Route 340 was not bad. Narrower than I am used to, but passable. The Virginia roads were much worse.
Now how is iot that trucks can't come into the state, but trucks can leave and return. Hmmmmmmm.........Was that a legal trip? Who knows. The crates are sitting in the warehouse until Monday when the plane leaves for Japan.

Even with all the snow we got, I helped our company fulfill a promise to a customer. Production: We get it done.



Now to explain the giraffe joke. When something gets deep, as in snow, it's a** h*** deep to a 10 foot giraffe.

That's deep.

Those of you with snow, enjoy it.

Those of you without snow, you lucky ba*****ds!!!!

Snowed in , yet working during a state snow emergency,

Frank

[svc40bt]

I work at Ft. Detrick and it didn't open all week. Also, US 340 running southwest of Frederick was closed for a long time as they plowed through 20 foot drifts.

My facility was open all week.

[Mael Coluim]

Just returned from working a 1/2 shift at Wally World. The store has yet to open up to the public. This is the 6th day closed.

I had a chance to talk to the supervisor of one of the crews getting the snow off the roof. He said the snow was 37" high before they hit ice! He has a crew of 50 roofers were from Pittsburg and there is a crew of 30 from Michigan. A third crew was to arrive today.

Each day, the rumor goes the store is going to open in 2 hours, then after 2 hours, the rumor again says two hours the store is to open! Actually inside the store never looked so good, well stocked and clean. Just have to ignore the cracks in the walls and few water buckets!